MLB Umpire Clark: Instant Replay Makes for Better Calls

Al Clark — the legendary Major League Baseball umpire who called 3,392 games in his 24-year career — says the use of instant replay and high-definition video to determine close-call plays is fine with him.

"I think because of high-definition technology and the number of cameras … Major League Baseball umpires are going to be raised in proficiency to a level they've never been at," Clark told "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.

"The older and more respected umpires are going to embrace it and because of that, if it's possible, concentrate even a tad more than they do now."
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"Like that old adage, 'a rising tide raises all ships,' the younger guys are going to see the older guys embrace this and work that much harder …

"We are fallible people, and we are going to make mistakes. I think Major League Baseball is doing a great job by tweaking the issue now."

Al Clark - the legendary Major League Baseball umpire who called 3,392 games in his 26-year career - says the use of instant replay and high-definition video to determine close-call plays is fine with him.